The Loving Cup: A Novel of Cornwall, 1813-1815 - Winston Graham

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A stolen silver cup, bearing the motto Amor gignit amorem, haunts the pages of this 10th novel in the Poldark series. Set in the closing years of the wars against Napolean, central to the novel stand Demelza and Ross Poldark, their son Jeremy, daughter Clowance, and the Warleggans. n nThe tenth book in Winston Graham's classic Poldark saga, now a major TV series from Masterpiece PBS. n nCornwall 1813n nA silver cup lies half-forgotten in a dank cave, amongst a pile of stolen goods. Yet the tiny vessel and its inscription Amor gignit amorem haunts the lives of the still-feuding Poldark and Warleggan families, as Ross, Demelza and the ambitious and powerful Sir George Warleggan watch their children make the decisions that will shape their destinies.n nIn the closing years of the wars against Napoleon, for Jeremy and Clowance, and for arrogant, cynical Valentine Warleggan, these are troubled and momentous times . . .n nIn his Poldark series, Winston Graham explores the complications of love lost and the class struggle of early 19th-century England with a light comic touch. The Loving Cup is followed by the eleventh book in the series, The Twisted Sword.n